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Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1685 1. a supporting sill (as of a building or bridge) resting directly on a base and especially the earth 2. a person of the lowest social level

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mudsill Mud"sill`, n. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mudsill Mud"sill`, n. Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; -- a term of opprobrium or contempt. [Southern U. S.]